My First 'Trotro' Ride
This is an article that I published for The Finder.
My First “Trotro” Ride
Coming from the States, I am accustomed to a very different kind of public transportation. I pay as soon as…
Tro-Tro Adventures
Every day I use a tro-tro as a form of transportation, and it can take anywhere from 30 minutes to…
Monday Jams
I have been in traffic jams before, but no amount of traffic in Los Angeles or New York could have…
My First Experience on a Tro-Tro
When my boss at Today newspaper offered that the company driver take me home after my first day, I said…
Dust, Humidity, and Bright Colors
As my first month in west Africa comes to a close, I’m finding things are beginning to settle. Flying into…
How I Reached Rock Bottom Taking My First Trotro
There’s this episode of the Nickelodeon kids show SpongeBob SquarePants in which SpongeBob, on the way back from visiting a…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Ghana
I’ve been putting off my blog posts until something spectacular happened. Finally, the day has come and it’s time to…
Bro, do you even tro-tro?
Way back when I first applied for the Media in Ghana program, I had some preliminary thoughts about what Ghana…
816,497…
It’s midday in Accra. I’m stuck in traffic on Liberation Road, one of Accra’s main arteries in and out of…